Archive for the 'Diatribes' Category

Auction Leagues and Why You Need to Try One

I’m not sure what percentage of fantasy basketball leagues use the traditional serpentine “draft” as their way to select players, but based on my experiences I’d put it at around 99%. And that’s a shame because auctions need more love. A lot more love. If you have no idea what a fantasy auction is; it [...]

Thoughts on the NBA Finals

Call it therapy. My random thoughts from the NBA Finals. First off, as much as it hurts me to say this, congratulations to the Lakers who took care of business in game 7 of the finals to beat my beloved Celtics to win their second championship in a row and 16th overall. Game 7 was [...]

It’s All in the Name: The Basketblog Header Playoffs, Round 1

Time put your special voting gloves on – our friend Jeff at Pete Marasmitch has just introduced The Basketblog Header Playoffs. That’s right, a 16-team fight to the death to see which basketball blog has the prettiest header image. You can tell this thing has been well thought out because the sixteen teams are even [...]

Ten Reasons Why You Didn’t Win Your Fantasy League

10. Your all Chinese team was a little weak once you got past the center position. 9. Streaming refers to what was dribbling down your pants during the draft. 8. You’re not sure what went wrong, your team was in first place last time you checked in December. 7. Your big trade acquisition this year [...]

Day 150 of 170: Ok, I admit it. Tony Parker is a Moderately Decent Point Guard

…and a sexy, sexy man. Line of the Night: It took the return of Manu Ginobili to push Tony Parker (1.18) to a LotN performance. Parker scored 42 points off 18-25 shooting and had 10 assists in the Spurs win over the Hawks. It probably helped Parker’s game that Duncan sat in this one, but [...]